Blue & Gold

After the administration decided to build a new, on-campus football stadium, they absolutely let the Rubber Bowl deteriorate. I sure hope they're not doing the same with Lee Jackson Field just because they have the new soccer stadium on the drawing board.

GoZips.com reports we now have 6000 season tickets sold! Not that it matters, but I think I'm pretty happy with that number, especially considering we are dealing with a program which has a long and distinguished history of losing. Lol. IMHO, if we put a winning product on the field this year, we should be able to easily hit 10,000 season tickets for next season.

I'm on my BlackBerry so I can't copy a link for you, but check Rasor's blog. He's heard from an anonymous source that Hunter Yuracheck will soon be named our next AD.On the bright side, football season ticket sales have really taken off recently. On the other hand, Proenza wants someone to "take our program to the next level." Is that possible when hiring someone who was partly responsible for putting our athletics programs at the level (good or bad) they are presently?

I've looked @ the GoZips website & the Game Day Central specifically, and I can't find any information on group sales. Has anyone read or heard whether there will be a group sales discount? I put together a trip to Canal Park for the Akron Aeros every year and, of course, receive a group rate - I believe to qualify as a group @ Canal Park you need @ least 25 people, if I remember correctly. The last few years we've had close to 100 people attend. I'd love to do the same for the Zips - OU game. Anyone have any info that I've missed?

The article stated that Brian had earned a starting spot @ middle linebacker. So does this mean we can soon expect to see a depth chart?!

Good luck Andrew, we wish you well!Nic Cetinovic (sp?) played such outstanding ball last season that it was probably apparent to Andrew that Nic was the future at our 4-position. Still, Andrew certainly passed the eyeball test - he looked like a poor man's Amare Stoudemire. I was looking forward to seeing what he brought to the court this season.

Thanks for the update. Not very often you read about freshman just quitting. To have 2 in the same year is strange.I agree. What gives?

I'm buying a copy as soon as I get back from vacation.And I do have to remember not to get too upset about OSU - even though I hate the school with a passion. Rationally, I do believe that the best we can do with the current Akron-area population is to make them both UA and OSU fans. My greater hope is in the next generation. Hopefully we can all raise our kids to be Akron fans and not Columbus State bandwagon sellouts like the rest of the state.Ohio is the biggest loser - bandwagon state I know. I have OSU fan friends who say, "I'm not riding a bandwagon, I'm from Ohio, so I like OSU." Oh, yeah, then where is your OU stuff? Oh, yeah, that's right, you are a bandwagon rider. Losers.Oh, well. Being a Zips fan ain't easy!

Good to have you, brother!I'm with you. I stumbled upon ZNO by accident about 4 years ago and not a day has gone by - save days I'm out of town - that I don't check ZNO. In fact, since finding ZNO I've cancelled both my Rivals.com membership and my Akron Beacon Journal subscription. The information I find on hear blows both of those sources completely out of the water.

Good question. I have a family pack in section 204, row 29 (all the way @ the top), seats 21-24.I got as close to the 50 as I could with a family pack, and I also chose the top row because I enjoy the bird's eye vantage point of the action. I can just really see plays open up from up there much better than from field level. I guess I sacrifice being as close to the action as possible to get the bird's eye view.

Wonder what gives. The article states that Adderly "trained" with the Canton McKinley Bulldogs. If he's from the Bahamas, what exactly does that mean? Also, the other scholly recipient is attending Mount Union. So there appears to be some sort of Bahama - Akron/Canton connection?

Just what all kinds of research go on at UA?! Do they know something we don't?!

[quote name='Zips DM'P.S. Band camp started Saturday, and it looks like we are going to have an exceptional product for you folks by game time.Can you start a new thread and give us some insider updates about the band's progress and what we can expect to hear and see?

Lol. Also, when I voted, I voted for the wrong location (a hanging chad, if you will?) Lol. I voted for, I believe the option was "another location on campus". Idk, it's been far too long now. But anyhow, that was because I didn't know the Kaiser Building was on the lot across from Canal Park. If I could vote over again, I'd cast my lot for that location.

I just came through Kalamazoo, Michigan, on my way to a vacation in Muskegon/Grand Haven. I stopped by WMU and had a look around. Beautiful campus. I found an open gate @ Waldo Stadium and had an extensive look around. Man, I tell you what, Waldo Stadium is nothing, nothing, absolutely NOTHING in comparison to the Info!!! Good grief, if football facilities are what attract many top-shelf players, we're going to absolutely dominate the MAC real soon!Btw, I stopped by Bell's because it got such great reviews by fellow ZNO brothers. Unfortunately, it was a cash-only establishment and the atm they had inside the joint was out of funds! Lol. Oh well, no Bell's for me!

That is freaking hilarious! Lol

I just don't think Jaq has a lot of confidence. And that's unfortunate. You want your QB to be a cocky punk who knows he's the best and knows he can't lose.

I don't mind that Diamond & Nadir are getting angry. I don't like, however, the fact that punches were thrown. That goes a bit beyond football agressiveness to getting personal. Both those guys are going to be excellent players, so it's good to see them locking horns like that.Also, Dashawn's toe concerns me. Toe injuries can be aggravatingly tricky. They can take a loooong time to heal up.

I'm glad to hear that the scarf is sweet. Going strictly by the online graphic I was a little bit concerned it was too simple/generic looking.

I think he just meant that the link only takes you to a log-in page. It doesn't link to the thread or article you were referring to. Can you try to post the link again?

It is patronizing.

Zips Win, My thoughts exactly. Jim Dennison should have written the foreword.Perhaps Jeff Boals would agree to write a foreword to any forthcoming UA Basketball history books? Lol.

[quote name='timmyboy' i noticed trey fairchilds name on this list................a kid that akron was pursuing. Wonder if he will try to make an attempt to come here or not.Timmyboy! Where the heck you been?! Good point w/ Fairchild. We were relatively high on his list, if I remember correctly.

I see Pierre Carr is listed. I didn't think he was going to be on the roster until next year.Also, I thought I read somewhere that former Tallmadge RB Tyler Fortner was going to walk on. I'm a bit disappointed not to see his name listed.

Lol. Oooh, the bitter irony! It does seem strange that UA will advertise for Bud Light, but not offer the product itself.